Jack Carson - No Ordinary Guy

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Bus Stop (1.#9) - 1961

The Man from Bootstrap .... Constable Veal Gowdy

Based on the play Based on the play by William Inge and the 1956 film "Bus Stop" which starred Marilyn Monroe, the Bus Stop was a diner in Surnrise Colorado. The stories revolved around the characters getting off the interstate bus.

There were a number of hard hitting episodes in the series, but the one that got it cancelled was "A Lion Walks Among Us". Pop Icon Fabian starred as a charismatic psychopath who commits several cold-blooded murders. This particular episode aired with no commercials because all advertisers pulled out prior to transmission, and it was also cited at congressional hearings at the time, as being an example of how television was responsible for corrupting the youth of America.

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